[Jewelry making - Article 01045] - Re: [Orchid] Microfold brake or industrial tube wringer

[Marlin]

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Alma

    I have the industrial tube wringer (25US), a Microfold Brake
    (250US), several plastic Paper Crimper and Corrugators (15US) in
    straight and wavy patterns that work for well annealed thin metal and
    a tool (a 5 blade pipe crimper, 35US) sheet metal workers use to
    crimp the ends of large air handling pipe to fit the together. I used
    the crimper to good effect before the other tools were popularized.
    Then I bought the industrial tube wringer and lusted after the larger
    ability of the Microfold Brake, so I bought one. I use the tube
    wringer most often (for its intended purpose of squeezing tubes of
    glue and for bending metal). I find I can put a deeper crimp in metal
    faster with the tube wringer. I only use the Microfold when I need
    big sheets, a rare occurrence. Now I am lusting after one of the gold
    smithing, small multi size wringers (Cavallin Corrugation Rolling
    Mill) that cost 160US. You can also corrugate using a hydraulic press
    and pattern sheets, or evenly spaced wires. 

    I also highly recommend Patricia McAleer's booklet on Metal
    Corrugation, and Repetitive Micro-Fold Forms Using an Industrial Tube
    Wringer by Jack Berry. 

    Be careful, it is addictive. 

    The bottom line is -go for the tube wringer first, it is
    inexpensive, it works, and is useful. 

Marlin - in oh so hot Denver with no decent rain for a loooong time.
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